WHAT FEATURES SHOULD A GOOD STICK BLENDER HAVE?
Steel Wand NOT Plastic: One of the first things you need to consider is what you are going to use your Stick blender for. They come in very handy for blending hot soups as shown in the above picture. A normal blender would require you to place the hot soup in it a bit at a time and blend it then put in in a different pot. The Stick blender with a stainless steel wand will let you immerse it to the top of the wand and in some cases higher, letting you make a nice blended soup without removing it from the original pot. The steel wands are impervious to heat and clean up much easier than a plastic wand, but just holding under the tap for a quick rinse. Lots of Power: Anything under 100 watts is gutless. We use stick blenders to mash potatoes, chop nuts and carrots and even pulverize ice, so they need some serious power and speed to do tasks like this! Easy to Hold Handle: The Stick blenders hands should have a nice shape so that it is both easy to hold and run with one hand. Most of these
